Teahouse (Chashitsu): Gallery Label - Currenthttp://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109434/teahouse-chashitsu-gallery-label-current
ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Teahouse (Chashitsu): Gallery Label - CurrentTeahouse (Chashitsu): Gallery Label - Currenthttp://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.pnghttp://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109434/teahouse-chashitsu-gallery-label-current
1616Teahouse (Chashitsu): Gallery Label - Currenthttp://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109434/teahouse-chashitsu-gallery-label-current
Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400<table cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td class="detail_label">Title</td>
<td><h3>Teahouse (Chashitsu): Gallery Label - Current</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="detail_label">Author</td>
<td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="detail_label">Date</td>
<td><h3>2006-05-30</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td>
<td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>Japan's ruling warrior elite first held lavish tea gatherings in their formal reception halls. As tea masters like Murata Shuko_ (1422-1502), Takeno Jo_o_ (1502-1555) and Sen Rikyu_ (1520-1591) began to advocate the practice of <i>wabi</i> (rustic) tea in the 16th century, separate, specially designed teahouses began to be built. Shuko_ introduced an architectural style called <i>so_an</i>, literally "grass hut." <i>So_an</i> teahouses were small and constructed from humble materials including roughly milled lumber, bamboo, thatch, and earthen walls. In its simplicity, <i>soan</i> teahouses were meant to suggest a monk's retreat in the wilderness. The low entranceway required all participants to humble themselves as they entered the tearoom from the garden. Although a built-in alcove for the display of art was adopted from more formal structures, its size was greatly reduced--sufficient only to display a small painting or simple floral arrangement.
<p>The museum's teahouse is based on the Sa-an, an 18th century teahouse within the Zen monastery of Daitokuji in Kyoto that is now designated as one of Japan's "Important Cultural Properties." A small, carved signboard under the eaves of the museum's teahouse reads "Zenshin-an," Hermitage of the Meditative Heart -- a name bestowed on the structure by Fukushima Keido_, the current abbot of Tofukuji temple in Kyoto.</p>
http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109434/teahouse-chashitsu-gallery-label-currentJapan's ruling warrior elite first held lavish tea gatherings in their formal reception halls. As tea masters like Murata Shuko_ (1422-1502), Takeno Jo_o_ (1502-1555) and Sen Rikyu_ (1520-1591) began to advocate the practice of wabi (rustic) tea in the 16th century, separate, specially designed teahouses began to be built. Shuko_ introduced an architectural style called so_an, literally "grass hut." So_an teahouses were small and constructed from humble materials including roughly milled lumber, bamboo, thatch, and earthen walls. In its simplicity, soan teahouses were meant to suggest a monk's retreat in the wilderness. The low entranceway required all participants to humble themselves as they entered the tearoom from the garden. Although a built-in alcove for the display of art was adopted from more formal structures, its size was greatly reduced--sufficient only to display a small painting or simple floral arrangement.
The museum's teahouse is based on the Sa-an, an 18th century teahouse within the Zen monastery of Daitokuji in Kyoto that is now designated as one of Japan's "Important Cultural Properties." A small, carved signboard under the eaves of the museum's teahouse reads "Zenshin-an," Hermitage of the Meditative Heart -- a name bestowed on the structure by Fukushima Keido_, the current abbot of Tofukuji temple in Kyoto.
" type="image/jpeg" />Japan's ruling warrior elite first held lavish tea gatherings in their formal reception halls. As tea masters like Murata Shuko_ (1422-1502), Takeno Jo_o_ (1502-1555) and Sen Rikyu_ (1520-1591) began to advocate the practice of wabi (rustic) tea in the 16th century, separate, specially designed teahouses began to be built. Shuko_ introduced an architectural style called so_an, literally "grass hut." So_an teahouses were small and constructed from humble materials including roughly milled lumber, bamboo, thatch, and earthen walls. In its simplicity, soan teahouses were meant to suggest a monk's retreat in the wilderness. The low entranceway required all participants to humble themselves as they entered the tearoom from the garden. Although a built-in alcove for the display of art was adopted from more formal structures, its size was greatly reduced--sufficient only to display a small painting or simple floral arrangement.
The museum's teahouse is based on the Sa-an, an 18th century teahouse within the Zen monastery of Daitokuji in Kyoto that is now designated as one of Japan's "Important Cultural Properties." A small, carved signboard under the eaves of the museum's teahouse reads "Zenshin-an," Hermitage of the Meditative Heart -- a name bestowed on the structure by Fukushima Keido_, the current abbot of Tofukuji temple in Kyoto.
" type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts